Seeking for the Existed Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete Buildings—Investigation of Concrete Arch Bridges in Oguni Town, Kumamoto Prefecture—

Abstract

Although many legends are heard in Japan that there are buildings in which bamboo-reinforced concrete was used, only a few of them exist and have been confirmed by investigation. This report is the result of investigation of concrete arch bridges in which bamboo is said to be used. As a result of the investigation, bamboo could be confirmed with core specimen through visual inspection.